#523EA4#523EA4

#523EA4 is a dark, vivid violet. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.157 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523EA4
RGB	rgb(82, 62, 164)
HSL	hsl(252, 45%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(252, 62%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 62.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.81, 35.43, -52.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.81, 63.28, 304.05°)
OKLab	oklab(44.44% 0.0465 -0.1501)
OKLCH	oklch(44.44% 0.157 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.9012, 7.9189, 36.0162)
Luminance	0.0792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523EA4 #90A43E

analogous

#3E5DA4 #523EA4 #853EA4

triadic

#523EA4 #A4523E #3EA452

tetradic

#523EA4 #A43E5D #90A43E #3EA485

square

#523EA4 #A43E5D #90A43E #3EA485

split-complementary

#523EA4 #A4853E #5DA43E

monochromatic

#261C4B #3C2D78 #523EA4 #715DC2 #988AD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.13

#523EA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#523EA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523EA4

8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523EA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523EA4	1.00	8.13	2.58	8.13
#FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35566B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523ea4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 62, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.157 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974c0',
    500: '#523ea4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523ea4;
$custom-light: #8974c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523ea4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 251.765,
    "s": 45.133,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44435,
    "c": 0.15713,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523EA4

secondary

#B1BD81

accent

#D553BB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF7

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #523EA4

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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